{"id":8409,"date":"2021-02-25T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/?p=8409"},"modified":"2022-01-07T08:23:35","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T08:23:35","slug":"i-toksikotita-tis-sokolatas-sta-katoikidia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/2021\/02\/25\/i-toksikotita-tis-sokolatas-sta-katoikidia\/","title":{"rendered":"The toxicity of chocolate in pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"color: #3c8376;\"><strong>When is chocolate toxic to our pet?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chocolate is directly toxic because it contains methylxanthines. Specifically, the methylxanthines that chocolate contains are theobromine and caffeine. Both caffeine and theobromine produce similar effects, with theobromine's effects lasting much longer than caffeine.<\/p>\n<p>Chocolate liquid is the liquid resulting from grinding the peeled cocoa beans.<\/p>\n<p>Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from the chocolate drink. Cocoa powder is the solid that remains after the cocoa butter is removed from the chocolate liquid. The powder can be treated with alkali in a process called Dutching, or it can be left alone. Note the low-fat nature of cocoa powder, hence its use in low-fat baking Sugar-free (baking) chocolate is basically straight chocolate liquor containing 50% to 60% cocoa butter.<\/p>\n<p>Dark chocolate (also known as semi-sweet chocolate) is chocolate that is 35% chocolate liquor (the rest is sugar, vanilla or lecithin).<\/p>\n<p>Milk chocolate is chocolate that is at least 10% chocolate liqueur, with the rest being milk solids, vanilla or lecithin.<\/p>\n<p>The more chocolate liquid there is in a product, the more theobromine there is.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #3c8376;\"><strong>Theobromine causes:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>\u25cfPuke<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfDiarrhea<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfHyperactivity<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfTrembling<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfSeizures<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfRunning heart rhythm develops into abnormal rhythms<\/p>\n<p>\u25cfIn severe cases, death<\/p>\n<p>White chocolate has virtually no theobromine and is only a problem because of its fat content. What your vet needs is to know the type of chocolate and how much was likely consumed. If it is not clear how much chocolate was actually consumed, the largest possible amount should be determined based on the amount of candy \/ cake etc. which is missing.<\/p>\n<p>It takes almost four days for the effect of chocolate to work its way through the dog's system. If the chocolate alone is eaten, it is possible to induce vomiting. Otherwise, they need hospitalization and support. It is common for clinics to receive phone calls about pets found to have consumed a chocolate product and the owner wishes to know if the amount was toxic. To answer such questions, it is necessary to know the weight of the pet, the type of chocolate and the amount of chocolate. Chocolate calculators are available at most veterinary practices and can determine relatively quickly if the pet needs to vomit immediately. <a style=\"color: #3c8376; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/veterinaryclinic.com\/chocolate\/calc.html\">Click here to find such a chocolate toxicity calculator.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chocolate is directly toxic because it contains methylxanthines. Specifically, the methylxanthines that chocolate contains are theobromine and caffeine. Both caffeine and theobromine produce similar effects, with theobromine's effects lasting much longer than caffeine.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24941,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[47],"tags":[40,41,42,43],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8409"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16480,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8409\/revisions\/16480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zoodynamiki.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}